What do Sunburst Diving beetle larvae see? The role of polarization sensitivity
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Spectral sensitivity of the principal eyes of sunburst diving beetle, Thermonectus marmoratus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae), larvae.
The principal eyes of sunburst diving beetle, Thermonectus marmoratus, larvae are among the most unusual eyes in the animal kingdom. They are composed of long tubes connecting bifocal lenses with two retinas: a distal retina situated a few hundred micrometers behind the lens, and a proximal retina that is situated directly beneath. A recent molecular study on first instar larvae suggests that t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1662-5153
DOI: 10.3389/conf.fnbeh.2012.27.00172